How do they match: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

  • Herder
  • Herdsman
  • Animal Herder
  • Fish Hatchery Man
  • Goat Herder
  • Hatchery Man
  • Poultry Hatchery Man
  • Production Manager
  • Sheep Herder

  • Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.

  • Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
  • Move equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
  • Protect herds from predators, using trained dogs.